Manhattan Nest devised a clever way to turn $20 in Ikea parts into a twistable, extendable bedside lamp.

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An important part is the Ikea Frack mirror—one of which was actually in Admiral Adama's bedroom on Battlestar Galactica—which provides the turning and extending part of the lamp. You'll also need lamp parts, and if you don't mind exposed wiring, you can save a few bucks that way. You could either go with chrome-tipped bulbs like he did, or go with a more cost-efficient CFL or LED bulb, which looks less cool.